How did the first Gmail users get their accounts?

A curious question ...

Currently, Gmail accounts are only available by invitations
sent by existing users of Gmail.

But how did the first users of Gmail get their accounts
if there were no existing users before them to send invitations?





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Re: How did the first Gmail users get their accounts?

In article , wylbur37 says...

> A curious question ...

> Currently, Gmail accounts are only available by invitations
> sent by existing users of Gmail.

> But how did the first users of Gmail get their accounts
> if there were no existing users before them to send invitations?

Same place that chickens came from before they laid eggs? Some GMail
employees offered invitations to friends and family members, I would guess.

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Re: How did the first Gmail users get their accounts?

wylbur37 wrote in
news:ACCB6AAF38410.2534722222@si93kru1.poster:

> A curious question ...
>
> Currently, Gmail accounts are only available by invitations
> sent by existing users of Gmail.
>
> But how did the first users of Gmail get their accounts
> if there were no existing users before them to send invitations?

They were offered to users of one particular blogging site and also to
google employees and probably some other selected groups.

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